Ingham Surname
Approximately 18,764 people bear this surname
Ingham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingham.' (1) A parish in Lincolnshire, eight miles from Lincoln; (2) a parish in Norfolk, near Stalham; (3) a parish in Suffolk, four miles from Bury St. Edmunds. Literally the 'homestead of Ing,' the original settler; v.
Read More About This SurnameIngham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,068 | 1:6,144 | 877 |
| United States | 4,749 | 1:76,323 | 8,733 |
| Australia | 2,197 | 1:12,288 | 1,787 |
| Canada | 772 | 1:47,727 | 5,807 |
| New Zealand | 484 | 1:9,356 | 1,623 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 239 | 1:144 | 31 |
| South Africa | 228 | 1:237,622 | 24,428 |
| Wales | 220 | 1:14,066 | 1,545 |
| Scotland | 178 | 1:30,078 | 3,120 |
| Bermuda | 128 | 1:510 | 75 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Ireland | 39 | 1:120,742 | 6,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 1:55,910 | 4,502 |
| Isle of Man | 33 | 1:2,601 | 535 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 85 | 1:52,116 | 4,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,424 | 1:3,283 | 465 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,332 | 1:37,702 | 4,470 |
Ingham (62) may also be a first name.
Ingham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingham.' (1) A parish in Lincolnshire, eight miles from Lincoln; (2) a parish in Norfolk, near Stalham; (3) a parish in Suffolk, four miles from Bury St. Edmunds. Literally the 'homestead of Ing,' the original settler; v. Ing (2). Doubtless many smaller spots would be so termed. The surname has ramified strongly in Yorkshire.
John de Ingham, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas de Ingham, Norfolk, ibid.
Oliver de Ingeham, Wiltshire, ibid.
1626. Baptised — Thomas, sonne of Mr. Thomas Ingham, esquire: Canterbury Cathedral.
1629. John Ingam and Dorothy Bowen: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
Probably the following is an imitative corruption:
1680. Baptised — Cristopher Income, s. Bartholomew and Elisebeth Incum: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Ingham (Lincs, Nort., Suff., &c.) = 1 Ing(e)'s Home or Estate [v. under Ing2, and + Old Norse heim-r (Dano-Norwegian hiem) = Old English hám, home, &c.] 2 the Meadow-Dwelling [O.East.E. ing, Old Norse eng, a meadow + Old English ham(m, a dwelling, enclosure: cp. English Leigham]
(English) One who came from Ingham (Inga’s estate), the name of several places in England.
Parishes in cos. Lincoln, Norfolk, and Suffolk. See Inge.
Local. The town on the low ground, meadow or pasture.
Ingham: might be supposed to be the ham or hame on the ing or eng, a field by a river-side. It is not this, however, but is the anglicized form of Engaine.
Ingham is the name of parishes in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and other counties.
Ingham Demographics
Ingham Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Ingham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ingham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ingham occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ingham click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ingham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,617th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 388,379 people. Ingham is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Ingham live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Ingham is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 62 people.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 9,068 people, or 1 in 6,144. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside, Lancashire, where 15 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside. Other than England Ingham occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Ingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ingham has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ingham last name rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 54 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ingham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ingham surname are 8.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.99% registered with the political party.
The amount Ingham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning R 272,832 per year; in United States they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $47,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning $57,000 CAD per year.
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